The Profession was also confronted with a news release by the new Chairman of CSIC, Nigel Thompson

From: colleagues-bounces@iclist.ca [mailto:colleagues-bounces@iclist.ca] On Behalf Of Bruce Perreault, B.A., LL.B., K.H.S.


Sent: May 27, 2010 10:50 AM

To: 'Immigration Consultants' Listserv'

Subject: [Colleagues] These Boots were made for walking and.....
Since I wrote yesterday, many members have called asking me "what do you know" and "why can't you tell us more?" Calls came from highly respected Members of CSIC and CAPIC, some of who know as much as I do and care deeply for the future of our Profession. Many interesting questions were posed as to whether getting the “boot” would not cause more of a quagmire that we already find ourselves in.



Torontonians woke up this morning to a full page colored ad in The Toronto Star of that famous shark in full attack, an attempt by CSIC to prove that they indeed are doing wonderful things. The Ad purports to remind the Public that 800 agents were shut out because they couldn’t meet CSIC’s rigorous standards and 225 Consultants were disciplined by CSIC for misconduct.



The Profession was also confronted with a news release by the new Chairman of CSIC, Nigel Thompson. He does not, or cannot, get the message that is swirling around while the wind turns into a hurricane. We were even exposed to a sad statement from the National Post, that Nigel refers to, that negates the former Chair’s award for governance as being at the whim of a Dr. Bart.



I must respect the wishes of my sources, but I will share with you what I can on how CSIC would get the boot and the system we are forced to live under, created by a Private Company, would be abolished.



1. Changes by the Minister will be announced in the immediate future.

2. The Minister’s actions will fundamentally change CSIC. For too long, we have heard the whine "we can't go after ghost agents, it would be too expensive". The Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenny, has been surprised by RCMP investigations into the activities of Regulated consultants for far too long.

3. Members of Parliament are complaining to the Minster that their constituency offices are hearing more complaints about bad immigration consultants than any other issue, by a long shot.

4. The Minister has grown tired of CSIC spinning every complaint made about consultants so that it seems it is the Minster's fault and CSIC can do no wrong. He has heard too often that CSIC has no mandate, as an excuse for no effort, and has been totally unimpressed by the ad campaigns, while millions are spent on other ventures

5. The Minister has clearly announced he will introduce legislation to curb ghost agents which CSIC, despite their million dollar claims, have failed dismally to do.





Given all of the above, it is not hard to know what comes next. Legislation to crack down on ghost consultants, give the government the power to more closely direct the affairs of CSIC and make it the real "policeman" of the profession. Presently, the government has absolutely no way to force CSIC to change what they are doing. They can't shut it down, because it is a private company and because it would leave tens or hundreds of thousands of files unrepresented.



The Minister cannot leave 1784 consultants "uncontrolled". A logical person would expect new legislation to give the government the authority to change CSIC into the regulator that respects both the Consumer and the Members that it purports to regulate in a fair and transparent manner, in such a manner, that no Member of the Profession will ever have to go to The Standing Committee on Immigration again.



Today’s edition >From the Bottom up, entitled, “Update on the CSIC Situation” is a very clear and precise cry that is heard through the Halls of Parliament. The Vision of CSIC, as it is now formulated and governed by, is a failure that calls into question the ability of the Canadian Government to regulate both Ghost Consultants and Licensed Consultants. I support that edition by CAPIC and all of the contents therein.

The question that remains is what will happen. It is clear, CSIC, as we know it, will get the “boot”.



The very few who say I am “strumming my guitar” and trying to “Give Peace a Chance” should know firmly that the song is over and the only Peace that can now be had is found in the hands of the Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenny, and The Board of CSIC should carefully and acutely be aware that nothing will ever be the same again. Nothing.





Bruce Perreault, B.A., LL.B., K.H.S., CCIC

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